Emmet Cohen
Piano Solo on
I Don’t Give a Damn Blues

About

Emmet Cohen's piano solo is the last of four solos on this performance, following Kyle Poole on voice. Spanning four choruses of the 12-bar Blues form in G at a moderate 127 BPM with a swing feel, Cohen delivers extended solos throughout, including an eleven-chorus statement on the Hubbard piece. Cohen's extended piano improvisation builds gradually through the choruses, developing melodic ideas with increasing complexity and rhythmic intensity.

Emmet Cohen was 30 to 31 years old at the time.